//First, clear the npm cache:
npm cache clean -f
//Install n, Node’s version manager:
npm install -g n
//With the n module installed, you can use it to:
Install the latest stable version: n stable
Install the latest release: n latestnpm update npm -g//check node version
>node -v
// let's install a program called n that will let us easily switch
//between Node versions.
>npm install -g n
//Upgrading to the latest stable version
>n stable
//Changing to a specific version
>n 10.16.0
sudo npm install -g n
sudo npm cache clean -f
sudo apt-get install --reinstall nodejs-legacy # fix /usr/bin/node